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title: "Parental Control BrightCanary - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Parental control and child monitoring app BrightCanary monitors Roblox, text message, YouTube, Google, SnapChat, and any app your child uses. Advanced technology scans what your child types and messag"
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# Parental Control BrightCanary — United States
> Child Monitoring App

![Parental Control BrightCanary App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/22/a3/56/22a356bf-1631-fac4-f8f6-035de01b1799/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Tacita](https://apptail.io/developer/tacita-ciS)
**Category:** Lifestyle
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (1,678 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** co.tacita.canary
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 3.42 (released 2026-11-04)
**Original Release:** 2022-12-21
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1634119476)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/parental-control-brightcanary-yCQ/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/parental-control-brightcanary-yCQ/united-states)

## Parental Control BrightCanary Description
Parental control and child monitoring app BrightCanary monitors Roblox, text message, YouTube, Google, SnapChat, and any app your child uses. Advanced technology scans what your child types and messages, and alerts you if they encounter something concerning, giving you access and insights into their well-being and what they’re experiencing.


With BrightCanary, you can: 

- Monitor every app they use, including Roblox, Snapchat, Discord, text messages, and more
- Get alerts about bullying, explicit messages, or drug references
- Connect your child’s Google account to supervise YouTube and search


PROTECT YOUR KIDS — AND YOUR TIME
Easy-to-read summaries and insights based on the APA’s emotional communication guidelines.


CHOOSE THE TYPE OF MONITORING THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY
Understand what your child is typing and messaging in all the apps they use, with real-time updates and summaries. This is monitoring on your terms: you can read summaries for peace of mind, or view full transcripts if an alert needs your attention.


EASY TO INSTALL AND USE
Install the secure Keyboard on your child’s device and start monitoring every app they use in just minutes. Once you’re all set up, our parental controls take care of the rest, supervising their activity so you know when you need to get involved.

Google, YouTube, and Text Message Plus require connecting your child’s accounts. 


HELPS YOU STAY CONNECTED
With BrightCanary, you can stay engaged with your child’s interests. Our AI parenting coach gives you instant tips on talking to your kid about things like concerning videos and cyberbullying. 


BRIGHTCANARY IS PRIVATE, ENCRYPTED, AND SECURE
Our data is encrypted to ensure both your and your child's privacy is protected. All account login information stays on the parent’s phone, and we use military-grade encryption to protect your personal information.


WORKS GREAT WITH APPLE'S TOOLS
Apple Screen Time does a great job of setting limits on which apps kids can use and for how long. BrightCanary’s parental controls fill in the gaps by helping you understand what they’re seeing and messaging in apps and and texts. 


WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT BRIGHTCANARY

“My child has severe depression so it’s important that I monitor her for safety reasons. Your app has essentially helped us save her life. I can’t thank you enough for everything you are doing with this amazing app. Please know how much of an incredible difference you are making for us as a family. Thank you!”
— Maya, mom of 1

“The app monitors for adult content in messages and any concerning content in search, without me having to look through my son’s phone. Which has helped me find the right balance between trust and safety. Highly recommend it!”
— Linda, mom of 2

"A 13 year old from a nearby middle school died in his bedroom after taking what he thought was a muscle relaxant. It turned out to be a counterfeit that was laced and he ordered it like a pizza through a social media app. Parents, we need to supervise. This app is the best one I’ve found to do that. And it monitors DMs."
— Donna, mom of 2


SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
Payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase.


Privacy Policy: 
Terms of Use: 
Support: support@brightcanary.io

## Parental Control BrightCanary Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/67/d2/0f/67d20fc3-e660-d96f-7d13-3eb8db6ded7a/bc-app-store-5-5sc01.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/a4/d3/36/a4d336a5-af9a-f903-0732-f6d7578d17b2/bc-app-store-5-5sc02.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/65/05/84/65058476-ab4b-f51b-5267-82c564da8de6/bc-app-store-5-5_sc03.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/29/a9/ff/29a9ff5c-4a24-06c5-6ee8-1f146eaf137c/bc-app-store-5-5_sc04.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/3b/1f/03/3b1f03da-ee85-1a2c-d3c5-cdee4ab5eb5b/bc-app-store-5-5sc05.png/1242x2208.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/1f/a1/e6/1fa1e62d-8b3c-b314-07f9-872c62654566/bc-app-store-5-5sc06.png/1242x2208.png)

## Parental Control BrightCanary Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 1,322 (79%)
- 4 stars: 106 (6%)
- 3 stars: 42 (3%)
- 2 stars: 39 (2%)
- 1 stars: 169 (10%)

## Parental Control BrightCanary Reviews in United States

### ***-- "When the app works"
When the app works, it’s almost great. 
I don’t get real time alerts on the things I have marked to alert me on no matter what settings I have on. 
But the app losses connectivity fairly often… probably quarterly - without warning. And resyncing always takes 30-ish minutes per device. It’s a hassle. 
Support takes upwards a week to respond to you at times. 
But when it works, it is great.
-- WaldenFamily, 2026-11-09

### *---- "Free Trial Scam"
Not happy…I wanted to look into this for my kids phones, and it said I could do a free trial and then after the trial it would charge my account if I didn’t cancel it and it would let me know before the trial ended and it went ahead and charged me for the whole year?! I’m not even going to use this app after realizing it’s way to easy for my daughters to by pass.. it didn’t even take them 24 hrs to figure it out. So I had to find a different app to use.. $99 was charged to my account!!! I want a refund!!! It was supposed to be a free trial
period to even see if I liked the app.. feels like I was scammed..
-- Mags0913, 2026-10-29

### *---- "Worst app"
Your going to make your child not like you 100%
-- Best friends forever yay, 2026-10-24

### *---- "One star coming from experience"
This app will not help control your kid especially since you can so easily just turn off the settings. Ask you child what’s wrong instead of using this app to invade their privacy. This will not help your relationship and will only destroy it. I no longer speak to my mom, this app isn’t the only reason but it plays a big deal in it
-- SophiaSamiyahD, 2026-10-22

### *---- "Do not get"
The app caused Apple to block my daughter’s phone number and her iMessage and FaceTime quit working. We are having to submit a request to get it unblocked through Apple. I have been on the phone with our service providers tech support and Apple’s tech support for hours. Apple said this happens a lot with third party apps. Just use your device’s monitoring/screen time blocks.
-- M14ghkk, 2026-10-17

### ***-- "Meh."
I want it to work for us… it’s just not. I’m actually really annoyed that I paid the yearly subscription. It’s a lot of money for not much reliability. Nothing has changed on my child’s phone and it won’t show texts. Some days it works, others it won’t show incoming, others it’s not showing anything at all. I added the keyboard, did all the steps it told me to do, and it still will not work consistently. Disconnected, reconnected. Works for a couple hours, then doesn’t. Sometimes it will show messages from android, others times it doesn’t. You get the point. 
Extremely frustrating.
-- Shan2409, 2026-10-15

### ***** "Great App"
I have been looking for 
something that I can monitor my kids devices but it’s not easy to find what you are looking for. This tells me exactly what I need without checking my kids devices all the time. Also, customer support is great. They always respond and easy to communicate
-- Evans bros, 2026-10-13

### *---- "Don’t do it."
Looked great. Loved the interface. Wrecked my son’s Apple account. His phone won’t text at all now. I reset it and talked to Apple support. The Apple account is under review because connecting with this app BROKE IT.
-- ChevyMommyof3, 2026-09-28

### ***** "A parent must-have!"
This app has given me such peace of mind as we navigate devices. I love the alerts and summaries so that I don’t have to sit there and dig for things or read a giant group chat of pre-teen silly texts. It saves me time and worry and I am so thankful this app helps me protect my kids! The support team is quick to respond to issues and so kind too!
-- Jamie846, 2026-09-23

### ***** "The best of the best"
I’ve looked at them all. All of the parental control apps. This one is BY FAR the easiest and most accessible one. I can see every keystroke my child types. Call me overprotective, but you need to be in today’s world. The support team is incredibly kind and helpful. I will only use this service going forward.

Edit: to the kids leaving poor reviews, it’s because we love and care about you. And you’ll realize that maybe not today, but one day.
-- WadeEmilyC, 2026-09-19

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## Parental Control BrightCanary In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| BrightCanary Monthly | $9.99 |
| Text Message Plus Monthly | $19.99 |
| Text Message Plus Yearly | $139.99 |
| BrightCanary Yearly | $64.99 |
| Protection Plan Yearly | $39.99 |
| Protection Monthly | $9.99 |

## Parental Control BrightCanary Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Grossing | United States | Lifestyle | #95 |

## Parental Control BrightCanary Discovered Keywords
- brightcanary parental controls

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## Parental Control BrightCanary Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/parental-control-brightcanary-yCQ/united-states)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/parental-control-brightcanary-yCQ/canada)

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